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ACT practice tests
The ACT is a fixed-form university admissions test whose Composite score, from 1 to 36, is the average of English, Mathematics and Reading; Science and the Writing essay are optional and do not count towards the Composite.
How the ACT is built
| Section | Questions | Time |
|---|---|---|
| English | 50 | 35 min |
| MathematicsCalculator allowed | 45 | 50 min |
| Reading | 36 | 40 min |
| ScienceOptional; not part of the Composite | 40 | 40 min |
| WritingOptional essay, scored separately | 1 | 40 min |
| Total without the optional sections | 131 | 2 h 5 min |
The score scale
The ACT is reported from 1 to 36.
Not sure where you stand?
Start with the free full-length ACT practice test. It runs on the real section timing and gives you a score for each section and an estimated Composite on the 1–36 scale. All it needs is a free account.
Take the free ACT testPackages
There are 20 full-length ACT practice tests on Studeous, plus one free test. A package is a number of tests to sit. Choose which tests to sit, and when, within 12 months of buying the package.
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ACT — one full-length practice test
One full-length ACT — English, Mathematics and Reading, with optional Science and Writing — with section scores and an estimated Composite.
ACT — five full-length practice tests
Five full-length ACTs with section scores and an estimated Composite on the 1–36 scale.
ACT — ten full-length practice tests
Ten full-length ACTs with section scores and an estimated Composite on the 1–36 scale.
ACT — twenty full-length practice tests
Twenty full-length ACTs with section scores and an estimated Composite on the 1–36 scale.
ACT Question Bank - English & Reading
ACT Question Bank - English & Reading. Targeted practice with explanations for 120 days.
ACT Question Bank - Math
ACT Question Bank - Math. Targeted practice with explanations for 120 days.
ACT Question Bank — English, Mathematics, Reading and Science
Targeted ACT practice by section, topic and difficulty, with passages and figures as on the test and an explanation after every answer, for 120 days.
€36Buy ACT Question Bank — English, Mathematics, Reading and Science
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AI Tutor talks you through the questions you got wrong
When your ACT practice test ends, pick a mistake on your results page and the lesson starts. The tutor won't just read out the answer: it asks you, writes the steps on the board and lets you find where you went wrong.
On the ACT it works through English, Mathematics, Reading and Science questions. Your ACT Writing text is coached against the ACT Writing rubric. The exam's own Desmos calculator is on screen too.
- The exam's own Desmos
- The same calculator you use in the ACT Math practice test is on screen. The tutor sees what you type, so it can tell a right method with a mistyped expression from a wrong method.
- Writing, coached against the rubric
- You go through your ACT Writing text against the ACT Writing rubric: it shows where the score comes from using your own sentences, and you make the fixes. It never writes the text for you.
Your first 2 mistakes are free (up to 10 minutes)
No card needed to try it, just your account.
Then 30-minute blocks at €4
Unused minutes stay on your account for your next practice tests.
ACT is a trademark of ACT Education Corp.. Studeous is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to ACT Education Corp., and this page describes the exam only to explain what our practice material prepares students for.
Reviewed by the Studeous Assessment Team · Updated 10 September 2026